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Iraq veteran on his double-arm transplant: 'It feels amazing'
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.From the moment he entered the room at Johns Hopkins Hospital for his news conference, Brendan Marrocco was a picture of determination. He pushed his wheelchair using his arms and wrists and he smiled, showing off the new limbs. “It feels amazing,...Tags: International Military Interventions, Hospitals and Clinics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Armed Forces
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Army psychiatrist blamed in Fort Hood shooting rampage
Reporting from Ft. Hood, Texas, Washington and Los Angeles -- An Army psychiatrist who was about to be deployed to Iraq allegedly armed himself with two guns and opened fire Thursday afternoon on the grounds of Ft. Hood, the country's largest military...Tags: Politics, Television, Health, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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For Rufus, winningest bull terrier in breed history, life as a retired show dog is still busy
L.A. UnleashedRufus is the most decorated bull terrier in the history of the breed, a celebrity ambassador and one of the busiest therapy dogs in the country. With his enduring popularity and hectic schedule of public appearances at age 10 (that's...... -
Dr. Arnall Patz dies at 89; helped eliminate major cause of blindness
Dr. Arnall Patz, a Johns Hopkins University physician who discovered and eliminated a major cause of blindness in children, died Thursday of heart disease at his home in Pikesville, Md. He was 89.
The director emeritus of the Wilmer Eye Institute at...Tags: Health, Research, Death, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines
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Gunman shouted 'Allah Akbar' before opening fire, witness says. Will the rampage affect Obama's decision?
Top of the TicketA witness has told investigators that the Army major who allegedly opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood Army Base Thursday shouted "Allahu Akbar" -- Arabic for "God is Great" and the rallying cry of suicide bombers around...... -
West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd makes history, serving in Congress longer than anyone, ever
Top of the Ticket(UPDATE: 2:02 p. Pacific. A photo of a celebratory Sen. Byrd on the Senate floor minutes ago this afternoon has been added to this item above, courtesy of C-SPAN.) Ever since Jan. 3, 1953, Robert Carlyle Byrd has represented West...... -
Thursday's TV Talk Shows: 'Larry King Live' devotes the hour to CNN's 'Heroes'
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Nov. 22 - 28 in PDF format This week's TV Movies The Early Show Thanksgiving Day parade. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Salvation Army; Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (N) 7...... -
Vytorin trial shows little or no benefit against heart disease [Updated]
Booster ShotsFor the second time in as many years, a large clinical trial has found that the key ingredient in the heavily advertised drug Vytorin provides little or no benefit in preventing heart disease compared to a competing product. The ingredient...... -
Sunday shows: Warren, Huckabee, Obey, Bayh
Top of the TicketBill and Melinda Gates join the usual crowd of politicians and political operatives on the Sunday talk show circuit this week.... -
Afghan president pays his respects to fallen Marine, wounded sailor who fought in Helmand province
L.A. NOWBefore, during and immediately after the Marine-led offensive against Taliban fighters in their stronghold of Marja, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's absence and tepid comments were noticeable -- actions that were displeasing to some U.S. troops who did... -
Soldiering on: Iraq War vet Pete Adams of Baroness makes music, not war.
Brand XWhen Pete Adams, now the guitarist in psychedelic metal outfit Baroness, enlisted in the Army in early 2001, his drill sergeants told him that his life expectancy on the battlefield was 2.3 seconds. That was before 9/11 and the wars in Afghanistan and... -
'Body of War'
Times Movie CriticON Sept. 13, 2001, after watching footage of President Bush brandishing his bullhorn atop the rubble of the World Trade Center, Tomas Young, a 22-year-old from Kansas City, Mo., enlisted in the Army. He thought he'd be sent to Afghanistan to smoke the...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Therapy, Robert Byrd
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